NewsMobile eatery OK’d in Halifax
- Last Updated on 04:25 PM 05/16/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A new barbecue eatery is coming to Spencer Hill in the Town of Halifax after Halifax Town Council approved zoning amendments permitting Eddie Tate to operate Tater Bugs Bar-b-que, a mobile food unit in the C-1 commercial zoning district.
Tobacco crops getting late start
- Last Updated on 03:48 PM 05/16/13
- Tiffany Hudson
With temperatures reaching in the high 80s Wednesday, many farmers could be found working in the fields.
South Boston man faces felony drug indictments
- Last Updated on 03:35 PM 05/16/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A 47-year-old South Boston man was arrested on two felony indictments charging distribution of cocaine and conspiring to distribute cocaine, according to Halifax Regional Narcotic and Gang Task Force Coordinator R. B. George.
Summer activities ‘hot’ topic at local library board meeting
- Last Updated on 03:33 PM 05/16/13
- Tiffany Hudson
Summer activities were the “hot” topic for Halifax County-South Boston Public Library Board members when they met Tuesday afternoon at the South Boston Public Library.
Mother, son arrested following S.C. murder
- Last Updated on 04:29 PM 05/16/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
A mother and son from Union County, South Carolina were arrested on Ramble Road in Virgilina on Wednesday and charged in connection with a murder that occurred in Union County, South Carolina Saturday night.
No drugs found in sweep of Halifax County High School
- Last Updated on 02:43 PM 05/16/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
No arrests were made, and no drugs were seized following a thorough narcotics search of Halifax County High School Thursday morning, Sheriff Fred S. Clark said.
Packed crowd angry over decisions blasts school board
- Last Updated on 09:04 AM 05/15/13
- Tiffany Hudson
School Superintendent Dr. Merle Herndon and Halifax County School Board members got an earful Monday night during the board’s regular monthly meeting held in Halifax.
Building, car burn
- Last Updated on 07:42 AM 05/15/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
Halifax Volunteer Fire Department along with South Boston Fire Department were called out to a brush fire near a garage on Mallard Lane around 2:20 p.m. Monday afternoon.
Dropped cell phone sends man into deep well
- Last Updated on 07:40 AM 05/15/13
- Danielle Vaughn
When John McClure went to visit his friend, Kenneth Helton, Saturday evening at his Scottsburg home, he never imagined he would find him trapped in a 38-foot well.
Pair faces drug charges
- Last Updated on 07:37 AM 05/15/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
As part of an ongoing drug round-up by the Halifax/South Boston Regional Narcotics and Gang Task Force, two more persons have been arrested on drug indictments, according to Halifax County Sheriff Fred S. Clark.
